{"id":"C1957A00099","name":"Customs Tariff Validation Act 1957","slug":"customs-tariff-validation-act-1957","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"99 of 1957","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4879,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1957A00099-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Tariff Validation Act 1957","content":"CUSTOMS TARIFF VALIDATION.\n\nNo. 99 of 1957.\n\nAn Act to provide for the Validation of Collections of Duties of Customs under Customs Tariff Proposals.\n\n\\[Assented to 13th December, 1957.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff Validation Act 1957.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nValidation of collections under Customs Tariff Proposals.\n\n3. All duties of Customs demanded or collected (whether before or after the commencement of this Act and on or before the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight) pursuant to the Customs Tariff Proposals specified in the Schedule to this Act shall be deemed to have been lawfully imposed and lawfully demanded or collected.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE. Section 3.\n\n| Description of Proposals.                               | Date of introduction into the House of Representatives. |\n| ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Customs Tariff Proposals No. 7...........               | Fourth day of December, 1957                            |\n| Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) Proposals No. 3 | Fourth day of December, 1957                            |\n| Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Proposals No. 1    | Fourth day of December, 1957                            |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1762},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly as described in the title and preamble - validating customs collections under specific tariff proposals introduced in December 1957. No expansion beyond the stated purpose of validating duties under the three listed proposals."},"complexity_factors":["Only one substantive operative provision (section 3)","No definitions or interpretation section","Simple declarative validation language with clear temporal limit (on or before 30 June 1958)","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the Schedule listing three specific proposals)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retrospectively validates customs duties charged under the December 1957 \"Customs Tariff Proposals\" (including general changes and preferential rates for New Zealand and Canada) for the period up to 30 June 1958. It confirms the government’s collection, prevents importers from claiming refunds for duties taken under those temporary proposals, and thus secures revenue and continuity of the announced tariff arrangements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1957","history":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1957/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1957/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1957/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1957/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1957/documents"}}